GLASSBORO — On Tuesday, the planning board approved the preliminary and final site plans for a parking garage on Rowan Boulevard that will be constructed by Lawrenceville-based company Nexus Properties Inc.

Nexus Chief Operating Officer Dante Germano said phase one of the garage will include 1,194 spaces. Construction is set to begin this August and should take approximately one year.

Approximately 900 of those spaces will be leased by Rowan University, with the remaining spaces used by retail customers.

Phase two, said Germano, will bring the total number of parking spaces up to 1,322, but a date for construction of that phase is "to be determined based on economic factors."

Borough officials announced last week that, as the borough concludes its six-year master redeveloper agreement with Sora Holdings this spring, the $300 million Rowan Boulevard project will move into a new phase of development to include expanded private developer uses and fewer public entity partnerships.

Borough Administrator Joe Brigandi said Thursday, in the case of the parking garage, Sora had experience building parking garages but not managing them. To streamline the process, the borough went to Nexus Properties to design an efficient parking garage that it could also manage.

"Nexus is thrilled to be part of the redevelopment in Glassboro," Germano said after the planning board meeting Tuesday.

During the course of the meeting, Nexus representatives agreed to change certain features of their plan — like adding side entrances to the trash enclosure and changing landscape elements — to meet borough requirements. They also requested several waivers for "deviations" like building setback, parking stall width and the right to a canopy sign, which were approved. Nexus will, however, have to come before the board with a signage package for approval when those signs are designed.